Xin Yi only woke up for a moment, and fell into a deep sleep again. She seemed to be awake but not awake. She didn't respond to calls, but occasionally she would moan twice, as if she was feeling uncomfortable, and she seemed to want to express something.

Zhou Daozi took her pulse and gave her medicine. Seeing that she had her eyes closed and seemed to be sleeping, he sighed, turned to Cao Yi and said:

"Toxins enter the brain. Although treatment is timely, it is still difficult to recover as before."

Cao Yi looked at the pale young lady on the couch, worried.

"May I ask Mr. Zhou, how long will it take for Mrs. Zhang to recover?"

Zhou Daozi shook his head and said, "Three to five days, seven or eight days, or one month to two months, one and a half years. It varies from person to person, so it's hard for me to make a conclusion."

Cao Yi frowned.

"If it really took a year and a half, then all the hard work she had put into opening the pharmacy she just opened would have been wasted..."

Zhou Daozi turned his sour head and glanced at him.

"Don't worry, Mr. Cao. Mrs. Zhang just hired me to go to the medicine hall for a consultation. I can't miss anything..."

Cao Yi was surprised.

From the time Sun Huailai reported that Madam Zhang was awake, to the time when he entered the inner room and saw someone, Madam Zhang was not very awake and could not even recognize the person, so she passed out again.

How could she have the sense to hire Zhou Daozi to look after a drug store for her?

What's more, Zhou Daozi had been famous for many years and was well-known in Bianjing. He once served as the medical officer of the Hanlin Academy. It was precisely because he did not want to be restrained that he resigned and returned home.

How could such an outsider like him go to a newly opened medicine shop just for a few taels of silver?

"Master Cao, don't worry too much." Zhou Daozi seemed to have seen through Cao Yi's thoughts, slowly stroking his beard and smiling softly:

"Mrs. Zhang is a rare apricot sage, and I have been friends with her for many years. She suffered such a misfortune, and if I can help her, I will not stand by indifferently. This is my friendship with her..."

Cao Yi nodded, "Then I'll wait for her to wake up and then I'll take her back to the pharmacy. With Mr. Zhou here, I can rest assured."

When Xin Yi woke up again, it was already noon the next day.

She opened her eyes and saw herself lying on a couch covered with thick quilts. There was a faint fragrance in the room, the scent of osmanthus that Fu Jiuqu often used, but in front of her was Cao Yi's tired and worried face.

She was confused for a moment, as if in a dream.

"Where is this? Why are you here?"

Cao Yi asked with a gentle smile: "My wife is awake, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Xin Yi's mouth was dry and his soul felt as if it had been swallowed by a snake and then released. His whole body was limp and he had no strength at all. His head was also dizzy and swollen. The slightest movement gave him a splitting headache. Even swallowing a mouthful of saliva found it difficult.

But she still shook her head, "It's okay."

"Here, drink the medicine." Cao Yi brought the medicine prepared by Zhou Daozi, blew on it to test the temperature, and slowly lifted Xin Yi up and let her lean against him.

"Slow down, the medicine is very bitter."

Xin Yi raised his eyelids and looked at him silently.

The touch from the real world pulled her back from the chaotic nightmare.

She lowered her head and drank the bitter medicine one mouthful at a time.

Cao Yi put down the bowl, took out the handkerchief and gently wiped the medicine stains from her lips.

Xin Yi looked at him gratefully, her thoughts still intertwined in those confusing fragments, switching between reality and truth, which made her confused and confused. Her head felt like it had been split open with a knife, and it was very painful.

"Did Mr. Cao save me?"

Cao Yi held her cold hand, hesitated for a moment, and shook his head.

"It's Mr. Zhou, who has a wonderful way of rejuvenating himself."

Xin Yi remained silent and sighed softly.

Those scenes of struggling and suffering in the fire, the man who sacrificed his life to put out the fire when saving her, his panic, his anger, his tension, his embrace, his gentleness, his cold palms and gentle words, it turns out

It was all just an illusion that she was entangled in snake venom and fell into chaos.

After a moment, she said in a hoarse voice: "Master Cao, I want to go home."

"Okay." Cao Yi held her hand, the warmth in his eyes almost melting into her body.

"Don't do anything when you go back, don't think about anything, let's take good care of ourselves, do you understand?"

Xin Yi nodded.

~

The drizzle has stopped, and the sun is warm and lazy.

The afternoon of the Imperial City Division is a busy time.

Zheng Liu held a paper umbrella while Cao Yi carefully helped Xin Yi get into the car.

Xin Yi's steps were unsteady and he held on to the shaft when boarding the car. Hearing footsteps, he looked sideways.

Fu Jiuqu was walking towards this side with several soldiers from the Imperial City Division. He turned his head slightly and whispered instructions to Wei Mao. His expression could not be seen, but the faint voice sounded so damn familiar and nice...

It's him.

It was the sound that reached her eardrums when she was seriously injured and incurable.

Xin Yi stopped involuntarily.

Fu Jiuqu also stopped and looked up at her and Cao Yi.

He did not come over, but nodded to Cao Yi expressionlessly. Cao Yi supported Xin Yi and only smiled slightly.

The two looked at each other, politely but indifferently. Then Fu Jiuqu avoided Xin Yi's scrutinizing gaze and walked over with an indifferent expression, leaving only a cold back.

"Let's go." Cao Yi noticed that Xin Yi's breathing was getting heavier, caressed her back gently, and said warmly: "Can you go up? How about... I hug you?"

"I can."

The sunlight was blocked by the car curtains, and the light in the car was very cool.

Cao Yi sat beside Xin Yi.

For a while, neither of them spoke.

"Are you tired?" Cao Yi saw Xin Yi's tired face and stroked her shoulder, "Lean on me and rest for a while."

Xin Yi leaned against the carriage, raised his head slightly, and lowered his eyes slightly, "Mr. Cao, did something happen when I was unconscious? Why is everyone's mood so strange?"

Everyone? You mean those people in the Imperial City Division, right?

Cao Yi looked at her for a moment, turned her head over, leaned it on his shoulder, gently held her hand, and pondered for a moment before saying: "Wen Zi is gone. Her body was found in the Wuzhang River."

"Dead?" Xin Yi heard his voice trembling slightly.

A lively girl.

If you say it's gone, it's gone.

Xin Yi asked: "How did you die?"

"The Imperial City Department is investigating, but there is no conclusion yet."

Imperial City Division?

Why not Kaifeng Mansion?

Xin Yi glanced at Cao Yi and had many doubts in his heart, but he really didn't have much energy to think about it at the moment.

She nodded and closed her eyes.

The carriage moved slowly, getting further and further away from the Imperial City.

Cao Yi looked at her, hesitated, and suddenly said: "The world is unpredictable, don't be too sad." After a pause, he tightened Xin Yi's hand, "When your illness gets better, I will tell my mother to marry you."

Go home, okay?"

Xin Yi looked at him and remained silent for a long time.

Cao Yi smiled: "I know you haven't thought about it yet, but after this experience, I am very nervous. You don't know how scared I was when I learned that you were bitten by a poisonous snake last night and your life was hanging by a thread."

Xin Yi smiled slightly and said, "Don't talk so full of words."

She sighed lightly and said feebly: "If you dare to say that you want to marry me, your family will be shaken. They won't agree."

Xin Yi is very clear about the power of the marriages between the children of these aristocratic families.

But Cao Yi seemed to be loosened up and held her hand firmly, "Madam, I'm waiting for my good news."

~

The Imperial City Division has been extremely cold these past two days.

From morning to night, the prince of Guangling County was personally handling the case.

The backlog of cases from years ago can only be grasped. Things like fishing out a female body from the Wuzhang River can just be thrown into the Kaifeng Mansion. Except for Cai Qi's discovery, it has nothing to do with the Imperial City Division, but

He also has to supervise it personally.

As a result, it is simply miserable from top to bottom.

The Imperial City Division is responsible for monitoring and surveillance. It is also called the emperor's eyes and ears. It is an existence that makes all officials fear and the people are frightened by the news. Therefore, most of the people who can serve as officials in the Imperial City Division are also children of powerful people.
To be continued...